2nd DVD drive... How to open it?

I installed a 2nd DVD drive on my G4 mirror doors, but can't figure out how to open it to insert a cd?

Hi
I think you need to hold down the option (alt) key and press the eject key on the keyboard.

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2nd dvd drive? How to open?

Hi,
Real quick question. Im new to macs. As you can tell by my posts.
How do you open up the 2nd dvd drive to use? I know you can hit the eject button on the keyboard for the top drive but what about the bottom one? Its prolly something real simple. but i cant figure it out...

They do not sell Combo or DVD ROM drives for Mac Pros. A DVD reader/writer with DL, the works- a/k/a "Superdrive" is only about $50. I cannot imagine anyone even sells CD burner/ DVD readers or DVD read only drives at all. What would that cost? $5 or $10? Apple sure doesn't.
Open the side and have a look and see how many you have. Or read your invoice.
At least the complete lack of a 2nd drive solves that eject not working conundrum.

My dvd drive won't open so I can insert a disc. It has opened in the past by pushing the button on my mac

I can't insert any dvd's because my dvd drive won't open when I push the open key. It has always worked in the past. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

It's possible there is a CD/DVD in the drive that's stuck. Open Disk Utility in Applications/Utilities. Do you see a CD/DVD in the drive? Try ejecting using unmount.
If that fails, restart and hold down the mouse button whe restarting.
Other links:
Kappy's Five ways to eject a stuck CD or DVD from the optical drive https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4795807
Ds store's suggestion: Reboot the computer holding the option key down, wait for the boot drive options to appear, then press the eject key on the keyboard. When it's out, then select your boot drive and click the arrow key to boot up.
http://guides.macrumors.com/Force_Eject_a_Stuck_CD_or_DVD
Hope this helps!

G5 adding 2nd DVD drive

I purchase a 2nd DVD drive , Pioneer BDC - 207 , it mounts, but, if the computer goes to sleep or I power down, the drive is not found.
I have un-install then re-install the drive.
Pioneer customer service says "
Double check the power setting in the Mac and make sure to disable them.
When the power setting are turned on it will send the drive to sleep when
not in use as an attempt to preserve power. However since our drive is not
equipped with a Mac firmware the computer is not able to wake the drive up
therefore in most cases it requires that it be disconnected to restore
operation. "
Other than the power settings in System Preference, is there another power setting for this 2nd drive ??

What computer do you have?
This forum is Mac Pro desktops which all have Intel processors.
There a separate forum for the Power PC (G4 and G5) desktops
Power Mac
How did you connect the second DVD drive?
Just how are you "installing" the drive?

Portege R935-ST3N02 with Windows 8 DVD Drive won't open and doesn't appear in Explorer

I have seen posts concerning this problem under Windows 7, but my new laptop came with Windows 8. The button on the DVD drive will not open it. I can force it open using the paper clip hole, but the computer does not recognize any CD or DVD that I put in the drive. Anyone have ideas on what I should do?

Turn off your laptop, unplug all wires, remove the battery, and hold the power button for thirty seconds. Afterwards, reattach the battery and connections.
If that doesn't work, check if it's listed in the Device Manager.
Windows key + x > Device Manager > DVD/CD-ROM drives
If it is listed there, try right-clicking it and selecting "Uninstall." Then reboot your computer and see if it works.
- Peter

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Hello. I bought a Thinkpad Edge E440 and it came yesterday. However the CD/DVD Drive won't open. If it do the paperclip trick, it will, but when I press the button it just makes a few noises and then nothing, if I right click the drive and press eject, same result. Any suggestions please?

reliablepctechs wrote:
obtain a paper clip, straighten it out and insert it in the small hole found on the bezel of the cdrom drive. Doing so mechanically releases the drive...
take reasonable care in doing so....insert it about an inch or so
I saw that you posted the suggested paper clip trick as a solution, but it does not work for me. my machine is a new (2011) hp. i do not think it matters that it is a bluray drive. any other hints would be hugely appreciated

My CD/DVD drive will not open

My CD/DVD drive will not open when I insert any type CD/DVD. The CD/DVD just runs but will not open.

Try cleaning the lens:
Use a DVD lens cleaning disk.
Use a few shots of compressed air in the slot.
Wrap a fine microfiber cloth (eyeglasses cleaning cloth?) around a business card and gently insert it in the slot.
If no success, a trip to the genius bar at an Apple store is the best option.
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My Power Mac G4 MDD has no DVD drive how do I pair it install OS X on my new HD.

My Power Mac G4 MDD has no DVD drive how do I pair it install OS X on my new HD.

Hi, two ways...
Put the Install Disc in another Mac tathas Firewire, put the other Mac into Target mode...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661
This turns the other Mac into a big Firewire DVD drive, then boot the MDD holding the Option Key, select the Install Disc in the other Mac to boot the MDD from.
Or an external FW DVD...
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MRF82SD24LS/
Oh, & a thiird way...
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/powermac/mdd

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DVD drive will not open

I have just now set up my new HP Pavilion p7-1110 - the DVD drive will not open.

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We do not have a dvd drive. how do we install the photoshop software?

I would like to install but do not have a dvd drive. how do we that?

There is no macbook of any vintage that doesn't have a dvd drive if it has any kind of optical drive, but you can always install the trial and enter your serial number into that. You will lose the special link to uploading to costco if you do it that way, though.
What makes you think your mac can't read a dvd?

My DVD drive won't open when I click the button

Hi there
I'm hoping someone can help me.
My DVD drive won't open when I click the button.
I've tried clicking on eject on the DVD Drive icon in My Computers and it comes up with an error message.
I think I deleted cookies the other day. Could that have anything to do with the problem?
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I really don't want to send my laptop away to a technician.

Hi
Try to open the CD/DVD drive manually.
Near the eject button you will find a small hole.
You could use a small object like staple and could push it carefully into this hole.
Usually this should helps to open the drive manually.

Satellite L500-126 - CD/DVD drive does not open very smoothly

Hi,
I just got my second Satelite L500-126.
I exchanged my first one for a new one because the ESC key got stuck sometimes and made a squeaking sound.
Now with my new one, I noticed that my dvd drive does not open very smoothly and 2 little silver metal bars come out with the drive when I open it.
Is this normal?
Also, when I close the dvd drive i hear a little "ping!" sound.
Like a spring or something. Is this also normal?
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Hi
Im not quite sure what you mean by 2 little silver metal bars but my notebooks drive contains two metals (runners, trackage).
This is normal and these parts are important to ensure that the drive could eject properly and could stay in right position.
You will always hear an short click opening and closing the drive.
So I assume this is ok.

TX2 DVD Drive Won't Open

I bought the Tx2 2 days ago. I had the keyboard stop working on me and was able to get that fixed. Now the dvd drive won't open. When I first boot up the LED light flashes, letting me know that there is power to it but whenever I push the open button, nothing happens. I have tried ejecting it from the drive icon inside of windows explorer and media player.
I bought this so I could watch movies during my 2 1/2 hour commute so if I can't get this drive open I will be returning it.

Is there a small paperclip-sized hole on the front of, or next to, the drive? If so, you can put a paperclip in there to manually eject the disc drive.
Is the drive showing up in the "Computer" explorer window?
Also, try going to Device Manager and see if the drive is listed or in an error state.
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2nd DVD drive... How to open it?

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